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Postgraduate subject

Indigenous Digital Screen Production

30 September 2026

Explore, create, and share Indigenous stories through digital media.

HOW TO APPLY

Overview


Literacy in Education

From Te Waipounamu South Island, through Aotearoa New Zealand and into the wider Asia-Pacific region, our corner of the world has a tradition of creative storytelling. The University of Canterbury’s postgraduate qualifications in Indigenous Digital Screen Production continue this tradition by providing digital storytellers with the opportunity to deepen their technical digital production skills while developing a distinct creative and cultural voice.

Our advanced, practice-led qualifications in Indigenous Digital Screen Production are grounded in Māori and Pasifika creative frameworks and strongly aligned with industry and community.  

Artificial Intelligence

  • Develop Indigenous storytelling projects across documentary, narrative film, factual production, digital content, immersive media, and transmedia practice.
  • Examine the interconnected nature of Indigenous creative industries, digital platforms, and regional storytelling traditions. 
  • Undertake an independent research project. 

Artificial Intelligence

Postgraduate Indigenous Digital Screen Production graduates will be equipped to seek employment in roles such as:

  • Screen producer
  • Director
  • Writer or screenwriter
  • Documentary maker
  • Indigenous content developer
  • Community storytelling facilitator
  • Creative producer
  • Development producer
  • Production coordinator
  • Production manager
  • Researcher
  • Assistant director
  • Creative entrepreneur or consultant

Brochures

Postgraduate Prospectus 2027

Whakatairanga Tāura

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International Prospectus 2027

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